Cutchogue, L. I., N. Y., January ioth, 1939. 
Greetings to all my Friends and Customers: 
Please accept this, my new Price List and Catalog, with my very 
best wishes for the year of 1939. 
I am striving all the time to secure the very best strains of seed 
and to raise the very best plants that can be grown, and only hope that 
this shows in your gardens and fields. 
Your success means everything to us. Wishing you all a very 
Happy and Prosperus Year and thanking you for your continued con¬ 
fidence in Sterling Standard Seeds and Plants, I remain, 
Sincerely yours, 
RALPH W. STERLING. 
DIRECTIONS 
By carefully reading and observing the following directions, mis¬ 
takes will be largely avoided. 
Please use the enclosed Order Sheet and self-addressed envelope if 
possible. If you need more let me know and I will be glad to send 
more to you. 
Write your name, address and shipping directions plainly. 
Always send the cash with your order, unless otherwise agreed 
upon. Money may be sent by P. O. Money Order, Bank Draft or 
Registered Letter. Stamps may be sent for amounts under $1.00, but 
be sure to put in three-cent stamps, wrapped in waxed paper. 
We pay the postage on all seeds sold by the pkt., oz., and x /\ lb. 
Quantities over that are priced net, to be shipped by Parcel Post, freight 
or express, at purchaser’s expense, unless otherwise stated. 
If you desire your seed sent by Parcel Post, add 8c for the first 
lb. and ic for each additional lb. of your order, allowing 2 lbs. extra 
for package. For amount of postage on plants see Plant Department. 
These rates are for anywhere on Long Island. 
By pricing my seeds net, postage extra, you get your seeds deliv¬ 
ered for less money than if I quoted a Postpaid price as the 8c per lb. 
extra would have to be counted in and added to each single lb. priced. 
V2 lbs. will be sold at lb. rates; bu. at bushel rates. 
No charge is made for packing or packages. 
NOTE:—In all orders received before April 1st we include trial 
packets of different kinds of seed, the number of packets depending 
upon the size of your order. If you find any of these of particular value 
we would be pleased to hear of it. 
If you cannot use this catalog o.r receive more than one will you 
kindly pass it on to someone interested. Thank you. 
NOTICE — I do not warrant in any way, express or implied, the 
description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter pertaining 
to any seeds, bulbs, plants, shrubs or trees sold by me, and I will 
not be in any way responsible for the crop. 
However, all complaints are carefully looked into and I try to 
adjust them satisfactorily to all. 
“For me a seed catalogue is escape from everything sordid and drab. It is 
also the most reliable harbinger of Spring. Who cares about communism or 
fascism when one can write on a nice clean order blank such words as Dianthus 
and Sweet William?” 
From Eden on a Country Hill—by Ruth Cross. 
